Rebirth Must Be Happy

When Xu Jinhuan came out after taking a shower, the lights in the living room had been turned off by Song Zhiyu. Her own bedroom door was closed, and only the light was on in Xu Jinhuan's room, where the cat and dog were fighting in the light at the doorway.

Xiao Huang has grown quite a bit, and looks even bigger than Xiao Guai. However, the tabby cat's fighting ability is far beyond what a growing mongrel like Xiao Huang can handle. Therefore, the fights that Xu Jinhuan saw were basically Xiao Guai scratching at Xiao Huang with its two paws, and Xiao Huang running away with its tail between its legs, howling.

"Sweetie, are you being naughty again?"

Song Zhiyu's voice came from Xu Jinhuan's room. She scolded Xiao Guai, and it seemed to understand. It immediately stopped threatening Xiao Huang, turned its head into the room, and resumed its usual arrogant and reserved posture, walking gracefully into the room.

Xu Jinhuan found it amusing and followed him into the room, where he saw Song Zhiyu sitting in his bed playing Honor of Kings on an iPad.

When Xu Jinhuan came in, Song Zhiyu had just finished scolding Xiao Guai and was still staring at the tablet, but she still had the ability to see in all directions—in addition to the four directions in the game, she could also see Xu Jinhuan walk in.

"Quick! Quick!"

Song Zhiyu seemed to have just pulled off some amazing play, and seeing him come in, she excitedly called out, "I just got a double kill! One against two!"

Xu Jinhuan felt something was off, not because she had gotten a double kill, but because Song Zhiyu acted too calmly and naturally, as if the two of them were an old married couple.

In reality, only Xie Wanqing could barely be considered to fit this description!
As for Song Zhiyu, let alone sleeping together more than a few times, they never actually slept together at all!

Therefore, this normalcy gave him a very abnormal feeling, but he couldn't figure out exactly what was abnormal—or what this abnormality meant—for a while.

But it's definitely not normal!

"Let me see."

Xu Jinhuan walked over, peeked in, and saw that she was playing Huo Qubing in the jungle. She had just finished a battle in the river and was going back to clear the jungle. She smiled and praised her twice, then stood by the bed and asked, "You... never mind."

While focusing on her work, Song Zhiyu glanced at his wet hair and asked quickly, "Do you want me to help you dry it? Wait a minute."

"Uh...no rush."

Xu Jinhuan initially wanted to say that she had dried it herself, but after thinking about it, she decided to ask her for help instead, saying, "You finish first."

"Then come up first, don't get cold."

Song Zhiyu continued playing the game, casually saying something before focusing on her gameplay again.

"Go, go."

Seeing that she wasn't planning to leave, Xu Jinhuan chased the cat and dog out of the room. They both had beds outside, worried about the cold winter; Song Zhiyu liked to sleep with Xiao Guai.
—It's not really like they're sleeping together. Xiao Guai usually sleeps next to her pillow in winter, and occasionally she'll crawl into the blankets to lie down. But if the two of them sleep together, it wouldn't be appropriate for Xiao Guai to join in.

Most importantly, Xu Jinhuan was worried that it would attract his parents.

Xiao Huang is obedient, mainly because when we were in Beijing, we always kept it outside the bedroom when we slept. After all, if it accidentally caused trouble while we were doing something, it would affect more than just our sleep.

Xiao Guai wasn't so cooperative, especially after seeing Xiao Huang being chased out. She looked at Xu Jinhuan very warily, and when he tried to grab her, she dodged very nimbly and then hid under the bed.

"Shout it out!"

Xu Jinhuan couldn't get it out, so he had Song Zhiyu chase it away. "It's hiding down there and won't come out. I can't exactly crawl down and grab it, can I?"

"You can't catch it even if you lie under the bed."

Song Zhiyu pouted, "Don't be in such a hurry, maybe it will come out on its own after I'm done..."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan wasn't in a hurry anyway. She closed the door first to prevent the dog from getting in, or her parents from seeing her when they went to the bathroom. Then she climbed into bed and snuggled under the covers. "Hmm~"

Seeing him sit down, Song Zhiyu glanced at him sideways, then held the tablet in both hands, leaned to the side, rested her head on his shoulder, and said in a soft voice, "Let me lean on you for a bit."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan let her lean on him, glanced at her twice to show that he cared about her, so as not to be criticized later, and then took out his phone to reply to Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu.

However, she was clearly overthinking it. Song Zhiyu played the game smoothly and didn't cause any trouble after the game ended. He even put down his tablet very quietly and leaned over to watch him chat with Chen Xingzhu.

"Humph, I knew it!"

Seeing the photos of my little darling that Xu Jinhuan had taken at some point and sent them to Chen Xingzhu, she gave a soft hum and muttered with some dissatisfaction, "All you do is use my little darling to please other women!"

Xu Jinhuan certainly wouldn't argue with her about "whose little darling," and typed as she said, "Go and kick the little darling out, or you'll bring my parents here again."

"Like a thief..."

Song Zhiyu pouted, and for some reason, seemed to blush a little. She glared at him and then muttered softly as she went to call Xiao Guai.

Xiao Guai was clearly still very close to her. It was lying under the bed, but when she called it, it jumped up. Song Zhiyu hugged it and comforted it first, and then coaxed it to get some snacks.

"Give some to Xiao Huang as well."

Xu Jinhuan, fearing she might be showing favoritism, offered a reminder.

"I won't give any to Little Yellow!"

Song Zhiyu deliberately retorted, but naturally she wouldn't really mistreat Xiao Huang. Xu Jinhuan even took a special look at him before continuing to chat in bed.

Song Zhiyu quickly calmed the cat and dog down and tiptoed back. Her long, smooth, black hair was loose, making her fair and delicate face even more innocent and lovely. She glanced at him as she entered the room, then turned and closed the door. Only then did she seem to relax. She took small steps to the bedside, knelt down on the bed, and then twisted her body to lean against him, saying in a coquettish voice, "Go to the side, I'll sleep here."

Xu Jinhuan suspected she was looking for trouble, so he ignored her and simply moved away. When he saw her leaning over to look at his phone screen again, he turned it over to show her: "Look, it's so beautiful!"

"You said it."

Song Zhiyu had no idea what mockery was, so she simply took his phone and examined it closely.

"You actually watch it?"

Xu Jinhuan snatched her phone back in annoyance and shoved it under her pillow. "Go to sleep, go to sleep!"

"Hmph, you're feeling guilty!"

Song Zhiyu didn't try to grab the phone. Instead, she mumbled something and then crawled into bed first, saying, "Go to sleep... turn off the light."

Xu Jinhuan turned off the light and lay down. She didn't feel her usual closeness, which she found strange. At the same time, she realized she seemed a little disappointed, and then she silently reflected on her actions…

Just as he was reflecting, he noticed some movement beside him. Song Zhiyu touched him with her arm and foot, and in the darkness, he could vaguely sense that the movement was quite loud.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little confused, but instead of hearing a reply, he felt a smooth, bare foot come closer and place it on his foot. Then, the warm and delicate touch slowly moved up his foot and calf, reaching inside the leg of his pajama pants.

At the same time, a bare arm reached out and wrapped around his neck... (End of Chapter)